State prioritizes ‘good standing’ cannabis

When California begins issuing licenses to medical marijuana businesses, the first on the list will be those that had played by the rules of their local governments.

To get this priority status, the operators must show they were in “good standing” with their local jurisdiction, according to the state’s new marijuana laws. But “good standing” is currently undefined in Humboldt County, and operators only have until Jan. 1, 2016 to prove they fall under it.

Faced with this…